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Italian Colloquialisms
Various phrases
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Language - Italian
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08/20/2009

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Term
Tutt'a posto
Definition

All's well.

Everything is in its place.

Term
Non si fa.
Definition
It's not the done thing.
Term
E que ne so io.
Definition
What do I know?
Term
logorroico
Definition
wordy
Term

Lui è stato sistemato.

sistemato

sistemare

Definition

He's been sorted.

(as in permenentaly)

systemised

to order, to sort out

Term
Nè carne nè pesce
Definition
Grey area
Term
al più presto
Definition
ASAP
Term
al più tarde
Definition
at the latest
Term
cosa fate de bello?
Definition
what's up?
Term
cherto
Definition
of couse
Term
te lo puio sognare
Definition
in your dreams
Term

ha voluto la biccecleta,

ora pedala

Definition
you've made you bed, now lie in it
Term

faccenda

 ha una faccenda da sbrigare

Definition

thing, matter, chores

I have something to see to.

Term
un po'è meglio di niente
Definition
a little is better than none
Term
come mai?
Definition
How come?
Term

ganzo/a

tu sei ganzo

Definition

cool

you are cool

Term
perdinci
Definition
gosh
Term
furbo
Definition
cunning
Term
buffo/a
Definition

(ridicolo) funny, comical

(divertente) funny, amusing

(strano) funny, odd

Term
ce ne sono altri
Definition
have you any others?
Term

scappata

fare una ~ da

farò una ~ a Parigi / a tua casa

faccio una ~ in centro

scusa, devo scappare

Definition

brief visit, drop in, pop in to see

 

I'll pop ove to Paris/ to your place

I'm just going to pop into town.

I'm sorry, but I must dash

Term
non fa niente
Definition
it doesn't matter
Term
sembra que...
Definition
it seems that...
Term

sciccheria

che ~

Definition

stylishness, chic

How chic!

Term
per via di...
Definition
because of
Term
sia ~ che ~
Definition
both ~ and ~
Term
goffo
Definition
clumsy, awkward
Term
solito
Definition
usual, costomary, habitual
Term
ormai
Definition
by now
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e con questo
Definition
so what?
Term
neanche
Definition
didn't even
Term
inoltre
Definition
besides, moreover
Term

mettere

ci ho messo 3 ore per venier

vendiamo come sì mettono le cose

Definition

to put

it's taken me 3 hours to get here

let's see how things go

Term
questo me fa piacere
Definition
I'm pleased about that
Term
me manco le parole per esprimerti la mia gratitudine
Definition
I can't find the words to express my gratitude to you.
Term
gita
Definition
trip, outing
Term
consiglio
Definition
advise
Term
passeggiata
Definition
walk or drive
Term
esigere troppo da se stesso
Definition
to expect too much from os
Term

me stesso

te stesso

se stesso/a

noi stessi

voi stessi

loro stessi

Definition

myself

yourself

him/her self

ourselves

your selves

their selves

Term

piuttosto

(preferibilmente)

Definition

rather, quite, fairly

prenderei ~un' atanciata

I'd rather have an orangeade

~ la morte I'd rather die

fa ~ freddo It's quite/fairly cold

sono ~ stanco I'm quite/rather tired

siamo ~ indieto con il lavoro

We're rather/somewhat behind with our work

 

Term
parecchio
Definition

quite a lot

ho ~ fame I'm quite hungry

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